PCC/ CCOG / FP

Course Content and Outcome Guide for FP 203A

Date:
30-MAY-2007
Posted by:
Curriculum Office
Course Number:
FP 203A
Course Title:
Intro Firefighting Tac & Strat
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture hours:
30
Lecture/Lab hours:
0
Lab hours:
0
Special Fee:
 

Course Description

Studies fireground tactics and strategy, responses and size-up, protection of exposures, containment, extinguishment, the command post, combined operations, analysis and post-mortem evaluation, pre-fire surveys and planning. Prerequisite: FP 111.

Addendum to Course Description

This course is designed to give students a basic overview of fire ground tactics and strategy, and an introduction to the Incident
Command System. This course is required for an Associate Degree of Applied Science in Fire Protection and fulfills the requirements for the
Fire Standards and Accreditation Board subjects #35-14 and #61-02, and is transferable to a degree program in Fire Service Administration
at Western Oregon University or Eastern Oregon University.

Intended Outcomes for the course

  • List and describe the major functional roles of the Incident 
Command System.

  • Describe purpose of the Incident Command System and how it 
provides for "unity of command" and "span of control."

  • Describe methods of establishing and transferring command at an 
incident.

  • Describe how to establish strategic objectives based upon incident 
priorities, situation status, and resources capabilities.

  • Participate in and /or observe fire simulation exercises which 
involve radios.

  • Describe the components of a pre-fire plan.

  • Identify fire ground factors that influence size-up and how they 
related to developing  strategies.

  • Explain basic hose line placement in a given situation.

  • Describe the purpose for ventilation, confinement, control, and 
extinguishment of fire in structures and describe the procedures 
required to complete those fire ground operations.  

  • Describe the effect of building construction and occupancies 
have on fire behavior.

Course Activities and Design

The material in this course will be presented in a lecture, demonstration and discussion format.  Other instructional methods including
guest speakers, research papers, book and journal article reviews, written and oral reports, table top simulations, demonstrations, and
audio and visual presentations may be employed.


Outcome Assessment Strategies

At the beginning of the course, the instructor will discus the methods used to evaluate student performance and progress and the criteria
for assigning a course grade. A course syllabus will be provided.  Assessment methods may include one or more of the following: examinations, quizzes, homework assignments, research papers, written and oral reports, fire simulations, classroom projects and presentations.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

  • List and describe the major functional roles of the Incident 
Command System.

  • Describe purpose of the Incident Command System and how it 
provides for "unity of command" and "span of control."

  • Describe methods of establishing and transferring command at an 
incident.

  • Describe how to establish strategic objectives based upon incident 
priorities, situation status, and resources capabilities.

  • Participate in and /or observe fire simulation exercises which 
involve radios.

  • Describe the components of a pre-fire plan.

  • Identify fire ground factors that influence size-up and how they 
related to developing  strategies.

  • Explain basic hose line placement in a given situation.

  • Describe the purpose for ventilation, confinement, control, and 
extinguishment of fire in structures and describe the procedures 
required to complete those fire ground operations.  

  • Describe the effect of building construction and occupancies 
have on fire behavior.